Mastercard (MA) Return on Invested Capital (2009 - 2026)
Mastercard posted quarterly Return on Invested Capital of 0.02% for Q1 2026, little changed year-on-year from 0.02% in Q1 2025, and little changed on a QoQ basis from 0.02% in Q4 2025.
Mastercard (MA) Return on Invested Capital (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Mastercard (MA) has 18 years of Return on Invested Capital data on file, last reported at 0.02% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Invested Capital changed 0.0% year-over-year to 0.02%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.02% (changed 0.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.02%, changed 0.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Invested Capital for Q1 2026 stood at 0.02%, roughly flat from 0.02% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Invested Capital topped out at 0.02% in Q1 2025 and bottomed at 0.01% in Q1 2022.
- The 5-year median for Return on Invested Capital is 0.02% (2023), against an average of 0.02%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Return on Invested Capital changed 0 bps; it then gained 1 bps in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Return on Invested Capital shows it stood at 0.01% in 2022, then dropped by 3 bps to 0.01% in 2023, then advanced by 18 bps to 0.02% in 2024, then grew by 9 bps to 0.02% in 2025, then grew by 0 bps to 0.02% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Invested Capital figures came in at 0.02% (Q1 2026), 0.02% (Q4 2025), and 0.02% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Visa | 539.53 Bn | 527.13 Bn | - | 0.00% |
| 2 | Mastercard | 441.81 Bn | 431.60 Bn | - | 0.02% |
| 3 | American Express | 215.01 Bn | 160.96 Bn | 17.43 Bn | 0.00% |
| 4 | Capital One Financial | 114.99 Bn | 38.50 Bn | - | 0.00% |
| 5 | PayPal Holdings | 41.29 Bn | 31.95 Bn | 7.84 Bn | 0.00% |
| 6 | Affirm Holdings | 24.62 Bn | 22.89 Bn | 261.64 Mn | 0.00% |
| 7 | Synchrony Financial | 24.22 Bn | 3.66 Bn | - | 0.00% |
| 8 | SoFi Technologies | 23.71 Bn | 20.31 Bn | 929.25 Mn | 0.00% |
| 9 | Ally Financial | 13.13 Bn | 12.69 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 0.00% |
| 10 | Credit Acceptance | 6.46 Bn | 6.44 Bn | 562.70 Mn | 0.00% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.02% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.02% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.02% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.02% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.02% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.02% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.02% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.01% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.01% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.01% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.02% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.02% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.02% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.01% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.01% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.01% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.01% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.01% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.01% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.01% |